| Regimental number | 1412 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, Ireland |
| School | School in Ireland |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 27 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Planter |
| Address | Blacklion, Ireland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 32 |
| Height | 5' 4.75" |
| Weight | 136 lbs |
| Next of kin | Aunt, Mrs Mary Know, 'Killeshar', Westmead, Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Imperial Yeomanry, Northern Ireland. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 20th Battalion, D Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/5 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Soldier listed place of birth as Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, Ireland; mother as Co Cavan, Ireland. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Peronne, France |
| Age at death | 36 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
| Place of burial | Prospect Hill Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No 20), Gouy, France |
| Family/military connections | Stepbrothers: 509 Corporal Arthur Stewart KNOX, 12th Light Horse, returned to Australia, 30 August 1918 (died 1925); 4320 Pte Charles William KNOX, 29th Bn, killed in action, Poloygon Wood, Belgium, 27 September 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Proceeded from Egypt to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 16 August 1915. Wounded in action, 13 December 1915 (shrapnel wound, head); admitted to 13th Casualty Clearing Station, Mudros, 14 December 1915. Transferred by hospital ship to Alexandria, 23 December 1915, and admitted to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis. Rejoined unit, Tel el Kebir, 19 January 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 25 March 1916. Attached to 5th Machine Gun Company, 23 July 1916; taken on strength, 5th Machine Gun Company, 18 December 1916; mustered as Driver, 1 May 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 15 February 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 7 March 1918. Found guilty, 30 March 1918, of being absent without leave from 7.30 am, 2 March, to 7.30 am, 5 March 1918: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited a total of 32 days' pay. Reverted to Private at own request, 28 June 1918. Killed in action by shell fire, 3 October 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, ABBOTT William Ethelbert |
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